Sba controller expressed concerns regarding staffing allotments.

Attributes
ACN	686495
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sba.airport
State Reference	CA
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 5 controller radar : 12 controller time certified in position1 : 11
ASRS Report	686495
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	staffing : sba.tracon

Narrative:

The staffing at santa barbara has decreased from 36 cpc's authorized to 28 cpc's; currently 21 cpc's available. At the same time there has been an increase in airspace and an additional 4 position added. Position that once could not be combined are now combined 15-17 hours out of a 17 hour day. In the past 8 months; management has taken 2 cpc's off the boards to cover a staff position that was operated by one cpc. At the same time they took another cpc from the operational area to fill a supervisor position where there was none. The facility just received 5 flight service developmentals; one of which is able to retire now. We have 7 cpc's available to retire now; 3 of which will retire soon.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SBA CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERNS REGARDING STAFFING ALLOTMENTS.

Narrative: THE STAFFING AT SANTA BARBARA HAS DECREASED FROM 36 CPC'S AUTHORIZED TO 28 CPC'S; CURRENTLY 21 CPC'S AVAILABLE. AT THE SAME TIME THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN AIRSPACE AND AN ADDITIONAL 4 POS ADDED. POS THAT ONCE COULD NOT BE COMBINED ARE NOW COMBINED 15-17 HRS OUT OF A 17 HR DAY. IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS; MGMNT HAS TAKEN 2 CPC'S OFF THE BOARDS TO COVER A STAFF POS THAT WAS OPERATED BY ONE CPC. AT THE SAME TIME THEY TOOK ANOTHER CPC FROM THE OPERATIONAL AREA TO FILL A SUPVR POS WHERE THERE WAS NONE. THE FACILITY JUST RECEIVED 5 FLT SVC DEVELOPMENTALS; ONE OF WHICH IS ABLE TO RETIRE NOW. WE HAVE 7 CPC'S AVAILABLE TO RETIRE NOW; 3 OF WHICH WILL RETIRE SOON.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.